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I was thinking of trying front squats to add something new to my routine. Does anyone do them? I squat at least twice a week and thought these would be good for changing things up a bit.

I was messing around the gym this weekend after my workout and thought I would try out a few light reps. I am not sure how to hold/grip the bar. I was gripping the bar like I do at the top of a power clean but it felt very akward.

walk up to the bar adn get the bar real snug to where the top of your medial deltoid meets your collar bone... raise both arms to the front as if doing some front raises... then cross them in a X and hold the bar in place

I was thinking of trying front squats to add something new to my routine. Does anyone do them? I squat at least twice a week and thought these would be good for changing things up a bit.

I was messing around the gym this weekend after my workout and thought I would try out a few light reps. I am not sure how to hold/grip the bar. I was gripping the bar like I do at the top of a power clean but it felt very akward.

The clean grip is one grip. If you look at some old pics of Draper doing them, he used a cross armed overhand grip. I use a grip a friend of mine showed me. I grip with an overhand grip on either side of the center knurling. With all of them, remember to keep your elbows pointing out and inside of your shoulders.

I've started replacing them with zercher squats at least, just about every other time I have them scheduled. I like zercher grip mainly because it's simpler/easier with my flexibility (but also more painful haha). One of my big problems is I still am ocassionally dependent on a forward lean when I front squat and so if I'm weak that day, I won't be able to hold on to the bar. Just be carefull with where you let the bar rest, I was walking around with 2 huge welts on my shoulders compliments of these things the first time I gave them a shot